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Show Hirtsjvr To save coal in winter burn your tin cans ln the furnace. Two or three cans burned each day will "'d In keeping soot out of tho flue. Reduce the gas bill by using a little care In lighting the gas. Hold tho lighted match to the burner, then very slowly turn on the gas. If gas Is turned on full force before applying the match a slight explosion ensues, which affects the meter and sends gas forward rapidly. In an emergency a much needed Ice bag was made at home by placing cracked Ice In a rubbor bathing cap and fastening it securely, with rubber bands, around a cork. Pin a towel to your belt when you bake or cook. It saves many steps. To prevent mating, placo a small pleco of oyster shell In tho tea kettle. When tho shell becomes discolored change it for a fresh one that Is perfectly clean. Bread will rise quicker and lighter by warming a thick cushion and slipping It under the pan. Keep melted meat Tuts In a small pitcher, with an inch wide brush to grease cake and bread tins with. It saves time flopping to wash tho hands aftor greasing the tins with a paper. A red bandanna handkerchief makes the finest kind of dust cloth for mahogany or highly finished furniture, as It will not leavo a lint that shows. All old piece of garden hose may serve as a carpot bcutcr. While stout enough to dislodge the dust, ils flexibility prevents the wear and tear given by tho ordinary stick or beater. x |